Matsumoto-jo

Hakuba doesn't suckuba

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December 28th 2006
On our first morning here, we woke to fat flakes of white stuff settling on the ground. And it was snowing. Apparently the season has yet to really kick off here, but there's been enough snow higher up for the hardened bunnies we're staying with to get their kicks. I won't regail you with tales of our trek from tokyo. Suffice to say "nihongo wa dekimasen". There's an international task force of ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more